ਪਉੜੀ ੧੯

paurree 19

ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਲਖ ਭੋਗ ਚਣੇ ਚਬਾਵਣੀ ।

hom jag lakh bhog chane chabaavanee |

To feed a Sikh with parched gram is superior to hundreds of thousands of burnt offerings and feasts.

ਤੀਰਥ ਪੁਰਬ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਪੈਰ ਧੁਵਾਵਣੀ ।

teerath purab sanjog pair dhuvaavanee |

To cause his to be washed is superior to visits to assemblages at the places of pilgrimages.

ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਲਖ ਜੋਗ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਵਣੀ ।

giaan dhiaan lakh jog sabad sunaavanee |

To repeat to a Sikh of the Gurus hymns is equal to a hundred thousands of other religious exercises.

ਰਹੈ ਨ ਸਹਸਾ ਸੋਗ ਝਾਤੀ ਪਾਵਣੀ ।

rahai na sahasaa sog jhaatee paavanee |

Even the glimpse of the Guru dispels all doubts and regrets.

ਭਉਜਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਅਰੋਗ ਨ ਲਹਰਿ ਡਰਾਵਣੀ ।

bhaujal vich arog na lehar ddaraavanee |

Such a man remains unscathed in the terrible world ocean and does not fear its waves.

ਲੰਘਿ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਵਿਜੋਗ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਆਵਣੀ ।੧੯।

langh sanjog vijog guramat aavanee |19|

He whom embraces the Gurus religion (Gurmati) has past beyond the bounds of joy or grief for gain or loss.